Description

M/S of a man in uniform ( a postman ? ) carrying a large sack from a car, he is accompanied by several official looking men, including a man in a trench coat who appears to be carrying a gun. Various shots of a large queue of men and woman waiting under a sign advertising the 'share-out'. M/S of a policeman letting some of the large queue into the bank building. M/S of people leaving the building. C/U of a little boy holding a certificate with a bank note attached.

10 telling images selected from British Pathé's extensive WWI footage. 'The war to end all wars' was a war without parallel: over 70 million military personnel were involved and over 17 million people died.